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| Senise,J.F.; Palacios,R.; Tanno,Z.N.; Lunardi,L.; Waghabi,G.R.; Vaz,M.J.R.; Diaz,RS.; Castelo,A.. |
| It is currently recommended that antiretroviral prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV be initiated at 14 weeks of gestation. However, the relevance of early-gestation HIV viral load level for intrauterine MTCT is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between prenatal maternal viral load and intrauterine MTCT. Records of HIV-infected pregnant women in two centers in Brazil, from 1999 to 2004 were analyzed. Three pregnancy periods were considered: earlier than 14 weeks, 14 to 27 6/7 weeks, and 28 weeks of gestation or more. Peripartum HIV exposure was also computed. Maximum viral load in each period was the measure of HIV exposure. Four hundred fifty-seven HIV-infected pregnant women were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1; Disease transmission; Vertical transmission; Antiretroviral therapy; Highly active; Brazil; Viral load. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000400009 |
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